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" Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire. "
Quintilian
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" Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone. "
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" What troubles me is the Internet and the electronic technology revolution. Shyness is fueled in part by so many people spending huge amounts of time alone, isolated on e-mail, in chat rooms, which reduces their face-to-face contact with other people. "
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" We're constantly re-evaluating the potential for life. We're finding it where we didn't think it could exist, such as volcanic vents and other extreme conditions like under arctic ice. We're finding life in these incredibly harsh and dynamic conditions, so we're having to re-evaluate our own ideas of what's possible on this planet alone. "
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